Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Appel

Michael Wayne Appel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9285097
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) light assembly apparatus includes a housing, a lens stack, and a power supply assembly. The lens stack comprises an LED array of a plurality of LED light sources and a lens positioned in the housing with respect to the LED array to diffuse and focus light transmitted from the plurality of LED light sources and, thereby, provide a light beam out from the housing, the lens being operable to diffuse the transmitted light before focusing the transmitted light. The power supply assembly is operable to supply power to the lens stack and, thereby, power the plurality of LED sources. A method for making the beam of light is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Aadyn Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Walter W. Lefler, Marc B. Kaye, David R. Sturdy, James T. Carter, Ronald L. Marsh, Christopher J. Cornett, Michael Wayne Appel, Terry Lee Schmoeger
  • Patent number: 8358928
    Abstract: A lens guard for protecting a camera includes a lens-guard housing, a pressurized gas system, and a gas supply. The housing defines an opening and has a transparent protective lens disposed in the opening and having an outer surface exposed to the environment, an upper portion, and a portion defining apertures shaped to respectively receive therein camera support rods operable to mount the lens-guard housing to the camera in front of a lens. The pressurized gas system is operable to remove fluids and debris from the outer surface of the protective lens. The pressurized gas system includes a blow tube mounted to the upper portion of the housing and having a plurality of outlets directed towards the outer surface of the protective lens. The gas supply fluidically connects to the blow tube and is operable to supply pressurized gas to the blow tube and through the outlets thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Aadyn Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Appel, Terry Lee Schmoeger, Marc B. Kaye, Walter Lefler
  • Publication number: 20120257380
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) light assembly apparatus includes a housing, a lens stack, and a power supply assembly. The lens stack comprises an LED array of a plurality of LED light sources and a lens positioned in the housing with respect to the LED array to diffuse and focus light transmitted from the plurality of LED light sources and, thereby, provide a light beam out from the housing, the lens being operable to diffuse the transmitted light before focusing the transmitted light. The power supply assembly is operable to supply power to the lens stack and, thereby, power the plurality of LED sources. A method for making the beam of light is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Walter W. Lefler, Marc B. Kaye, David R. Sturdy, James T. Carter, Ronald L. Marsh, Christopher J. Cornett, Michael Wayne Appel, Terry Lee Schmoeger
  • Publication number: 20110249965
    Abstract: A lens guard for protecting a camera includes a lens-guard housing, a pressurized gas system, and a gas supply. The housing defines an opening and has a transparent protective lens disposed in the opening and having an outer surface exposed to the environment, an upper portion, and a portion defining apertures shaped to respectively receive therein camera support rods operable to mount the lens-guard housing to the camera in front of a lens. The pressurized gas system is operable to remove fluids and debris from the outer surface of the protective lens. The pressurized gas system includes a blow tube mounted to the upper portion of the housing and having a plurality of outlets directed towards the outer surface of the protective lens. The gas supply fluidically connects to the blow tube and is operable to supply pressurized gas to the blow tube and through the outlets thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Appel, Terry Lee Schmoeger, Marc B. Kaye, Walter Lefler